Heated Rivalry Season 2 is returning to the famous Muskoka cottage, even though its owner nearly refused to let production film there again this time.
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The cottage owner said he needed time to think before agreeing, but he eventually welcomed the production back after setting what he called reasonable terms.
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Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie return as Shane and Ilya, whose relationship enters a more serious stage while they balance love with professional hockey careers.
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Season 2 adapts The Long Game, sixth Game Changers book, which follows Shane and Ilya as public pressure makes their private relationship harder to protect.
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Ilya now plays for the Ottawa Centaurs, putting him closer to Shane, but both men still want to keep their relationship hidden from the public.
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Justice Smith, Charlie Gillespie, Emily Hampshire, Robert Naylor, Daniel Diemer, Sabrina Jalees, and Priyanka join the cast as Season 2 expands its hockey world further.
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